(ADDED SEPT 08....THIS WAS MY FIRST REAL BIKE TRIP!
THIS WAS THE TRIP THAT  I DECIDED I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE PRAIRIES FOR GOOD!
JUST FOLLOW THE PAGES AND SEE HOW IT WENT..:)  )

TIME TO GET BACK TO 4 CYLINDERS !!!!
ENOUGH OF THE CRUISER THING!!

THIS IS THE VTWIN AND THE BOY!!..THEY STAY HOME FOR THIS TRIP!!

Found the bike I've been looking for for the last 5 years...A 81 cb900f......Why the f?  CAUSE I CURRENTLY HAVE A 81 750F AND LOVE IT, AND MORE IMPORTANT....Cause I had a new one in 81,, had to sell it to buy a house, and regretted it ever since...ALTHOUGH I WANTED THE BLACK ONE AS I LIKE IT MORE, I COULDNT FIND ONE....BUT I DID FIND THE DECAL KIT FOR IT, SO SHE WILL BE BLACK FOR NEXT YEAR!!!

I flew out to Kamloops  after finding it on the net.  Mike who owns Kamloops Yamaha, sold me the f, his personal toy, and it was a good as he claimed. Great outfit, picked me up at the airport in Kelowna, got me on my way quick...I spent maybe 1/2 hr stickin on my quicky homemade window and lowers, (which worked awesome, super wind protection and i still felt like i was riding a bike!!!)  my never used snowmobile bags, and  i headed OUT TO THE HIWAY....

NOW  IT WAS EITHER EAST AND GET HOME BEFORE ANYTHING WENT WRONG...OR....HEAD WEST AND  PLAY A BIT...THIS WAS EASY.!!!!....WEST!!

NOTE>>>ALL MY CAMERA DATES ARE  SCREWED UP AS I DROPPED THE THING AND THE BATTERIES FELL OUT......ACTUALLY I DROPPED IT 3 TIMES, BOUNCED RIGHT TO THE FAR BACKSLOPE ONCE......

Heres a pic on the way out!

THE ABOVE WERE OVER REVELSTOKE AREA...THE NEXT ONE WAS OVER OKANOGAN VALLEY
 

Day one started at 4:30 am as BLACKIE dumped me off at the wpg airport...I ended up in Kelowna at 8:00 their time, was picked up by a great couple of people, Shuan and Jill, and given a great tour on thew 90 miles to Kamloops..After doing the deal I was on my way west by 11:00am!!!!I headed west, wondering if I was doing the right thing on a 22 yr old bike....By noon I knew I did the right thing, and wished I had more time as I didnt want to turn east EVER!

HERE I AM GETTING READY TO LEAVE KAMLOOPS YAMMY ON MY NEW 81 HONDA!!!

Heading west frim cache creek...not too  busy out here!!

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Marble Canyon area.

TURNED RIGHT AND HEADED TOWARDS WHISTLER..GREAT RIDE!!  A ABSOLUTE MUST DO  AS NO STRAIGHTAWAYS!!!  BUT GETTING LATE  AND NO THANKS TO TRAFFIC IN VANCOUVER, SO TURNED AROUND AT WHISTLER AND BACK I CAME AND HEADED SOUTH DOWN THE FRASER RIVER!!

Ended up at Lillooet mid afternoon..nice place, decided on going further west to Whistler..Great run along Duck Lake...Turned around at Whistler as No interest in hitting Vancouver. Returned to #1 and went down the Faser Canyon .

Lilloooet.....I head thru that pass towards Whistler!!  its a good one!!!!

Faser River pics...HELLS GATE CANYON

 
 

This is another tunnel..way longer!!

Nice pic of Hope..........Faser river. ........LOOKS LIKE THE JUNGLE!!!!

SPENT THE NIGHT NEAR HERE IN YALE..NICE AND QUIET...HEADED EAST ON BC#3 ALONG THE BORDER NEXT DAY..NICE COUNTRY, NOT TO EXTREME ON THE ROADS, BUT SURE NICE SCENERY!!..

ANYWAY..WENT LIKE THIS ALL DAY..VERY NICE...BIKE DOING GREAT..ACTUALLY FUN IN THE CURVES, BETTER AT THAT PART THAN MY CRUISERS, AND GETTING AROUND 55-60 MPG DRIVING DECENT SPEEDS, WHICH IS EASY IF YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY LOOK AROUND WITHOUT GOING OFF A CURVE......

THIS IS THE HOPE SLIDE WHERE THE MTN CAME DOWN AND BURIED THE HIWAY AND A FEW PEOPLE ON IT!!!

HERES THE TYPICAL SIGHT AHEAD ALL DAY LONG..ENDLESS CURVES...KEEP EM COMING!!!!

THIS WAS GREAT!!  HAHAAA FRESH BLACK FOR 15 MILES AND NOTHING STRAIGHT.....AND I HAVE NOW FIGURED OUT ITS TOO EARLY IN THE SEASONFOR THE TOURIST TRAFFIC AND I HAVE THE ROADS TO MYSELF MOST OF THE TIME!!
 

I WAS REALL GOOD A NOT SPEEDING  TILL I HIT THIS ROAD, THEN I HAD TO GOOOOOO!
 

IM INTO THE ORCHARDS IN THE OKANAGAN! NICE!!
 
 
 

DINNER IN OSSOYUS! SOUTH END OF THE OKANAGAN VALLEY!!!..PLACE IS A DESERT!!!!  NICE THOUGH.....

THIS WAS REAL NICE!  CHRISTINA LAKE....Decided I'm moving here!!!

HERES ANOTHER NEAR CRESTON........

lotsa this..yahoooo...BUT EVERY TIME I STARTED TO HAVE SOME REAL FUN I REMEMBERED I WAS A LONG WAY FROM HOME AND ALONE.....SOOOOOO I WAS GOODER.....

ANYWAY, STOPPED AT 730 IN CRESTON AFTER CROSSING THE CRESTON PASS...HIGHEST PAVED ROAD IN CANADA....NICE TRAIL, BUT NOT HAIRY ENOUGH FOR A THRILL(on a bike anyway)......VERY NICE DRIVE THOUGH!  HERES SOME SNOW UP THERE THOUGH, SO GUESS IT WAS HIGH ENOUGH, JUST TOOOOO SAFE A ROAD FOR ANY REAL FUN!

STOPPED FOR NITE IN CRESTON...NEXT DAY MET WITH MY FIRST BIG PROBLEM!!!

I WAS ONLY A FEW HRS FROM THE PRAIRIE!!!! CRAP!!!...DECISION..GO NORTH A FEW HRS TO #1 HIWAY AND THROUGH BANFF, OR TURN SOUTH AND FIND ME A REAL HIGH ROAD.

FROM MY EXPERIENCE DOWN THERE, SEEMS THE AMERICANS LIKE TO GO OVER THE MOUNTAINS RATHER THAN AROUND THEM IN THE VALLEYS LIKE UP HERE.
I THINK MAYBE IT COMES DOWN TO A FEW MORE  $$$$    :)
EITHER WAY..TIME TO GET FIND A REAL HAIRY ROAD!!!

SO HEADED TO IDAHO BORDER WITH PLANS TO GO THRU THE "GOING TO THE SUN ROAD" IN GLACIER PARK IDAHO!!
 

BUZZARD TRIED TO STEAL MY BAG!!!

NEXT PROBLEM...THEY WOULDNT LET ME ACROSS BORDER!!!!  NO BCERTIFICATE...SEEMS THEY ARE  REQUIRING A BIRTH CERT AND  ANOTHER ID. TO CROSS...SAID NO EXCEPTION!!   OK, BUT I DID WHINE A BIT ABOUT  GOING BACK TO THE PRAIRIE AND THEY FELT SORRY FOR ME ( NO DOUBT!!!)  AND LET ME GO WITH A WARNING THAT NOT NEXT TIME, AND TO EXPECT THE SAME RULES SHORTLY ON THE PRAIRIES!

THANK YOU!!

SO DOWN TO HIWAY 2 AND EAST TO WEST GLACIER, BOUGHT MY PASS AND HEADED UP!  CLOUDS AND RAIN ON EVERY SIDE OF ME...EEEK! LETS SEE NOW..7000 FEET UP THERE AND RAIN..SNOW..ICE!!...OH WELL....AWAY I GO...HERES PICS STARTING AT THE BOTTOM AND HEADING UP!!

ITS A LONG WAY DOWN ON THE LEFT!!!

AND ON THE RIGHT!!!!

THIS WAS CLOSE ENOUGH WITH ONE HAND.......

THEY HAVE RIVERS UP HERE..ACTUALLY ABOUT 20 OR MORE!!!

LOOK CLOSE..YOU CAN SEE THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT ..THAT THIN LINE CUTTING  ALONG THE MOUNTAIN SIDE UP HALF WAY UP AND  HEADING AWAY!!
 

THIS IS FUZZY, AND THATS WATER!!!!SORRY,BUT ITS KINDA TOUGH HANGING ONTO THE CAMERA WHILE RIDING THOUGH A 1/8 MILE LONG WATERFALL ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF AT 7000'  !!!!
 

HOWS THIS FOR UP!!! gettin near the top!  AROUND 7500 FT... NICE GUARDRAIL!!!!
BET THIS IS NICE IN THE SUMMER!! GONNA FIND OUT!!  GO TO MY NEXT PAGE LATER......

NOW I KNOW WHY I FOUND SNOW UP HERE!! ITS COLDDDDD  BUT  NICE AND REFRESHING..WILL SEE WHAT ITS LIKE IN AUG WHEN I GO THRU WITH THE GANG!
 

JUST LIKE HOME!!!!

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CHECK OUT THE ROAD IN THE DISTANCE!!!  NICE, BUT TOO SLIPPERY UP HERE TO REALLY MOTOR...
 

WHAT THE?????                           OH YES!!!..LET ME GIVE  YOU GUYS A TOUR DOWN THIS ROAD IN ONE OF THESE!! YES!!! I  WANT TOO!!!  THAT WOULD BE FUN!

WHOOHOO...JUST HAVE TO HIT THAT HOLE AHEAD OF ME AND ITS ALL DOWNHILL!!!

THIS WAS GREAT!!!...I STILL RATE THE BEARTOOTH WAY AHEAD ,AND THE BIGHORNS AND CHIEF JOSEPH ARE MORE FUN TO RIDE... The only real reason being that this isnt long enough !!!BUT THIS HAS STILL GOTTA BE  ONE OF BEST I'VE BEEN ON FOR THE SCENERY!  WOULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME IF DRY AND SUNNY!!

HERES THE VIEW LOOKING WEST TOWARDS THE TRAIL I JUST CAME THROUGH!
 
 

ENDED UP IN GLASCOW MONTANA FOR THE NIGHT..WATCHED THE RAIN ALL AROUND ME FOR HOURS, SAW IT AHEAD, AND CAUGHT IT FOR A HOUR TILL I SHUT HER DOWN...
 

UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEXT DAY!!  THIS SHOULD BE OBVIOUS FROM THE PICTURES!!  UGHHHH...... CALLED PRAIRIE!

THE HONDA WAS PERFECT, WORST MILEAGE WAS 45mpg  RUNNIN  ON THE QUICK SIDE ACROSS MONTANA, averaged 54 for the trip... USED 1/2 LITER OIL AND ENDED UP WITH 4600 KM ON HER SINCE KAMLOOPS..... SO MUCH FOR ME WORRYING BOUT BEING IN MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ON A 20 YR OLD BIKE........THAT WILL DO IT FOR ME AGAIN..GOODBYE TO MY NEW ONE IN THE GARAGE AS I LIKE THIS MORE!!!!